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the murdochs certainly have the ear of britain's prime minister. in 15 months, david cameron has had 26 meetings with murdoch executives. more than twice the number of meetings he's had with any other news organizations. how w werful was rupert murdoch here in britain? >> immensely powerful. the view of every prime minister for the last 30 years s that no one can get elected without the blessing of the patriarch. >> reporter: it is now not clear that either murdoch can survive this crisis. news corporation shares have tumbled. if the company faces criminal charges, it could be forced to unload some of its most lucrative holdings in the u.s., including fox tv. this really is a dynasty on the brink. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >>> and coming up, the retirement revolution. one american city drawing boomers faster than any other. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and be
the murdochs certainly have the ear of britain's prime minister. in 15 months, david cameron has had 26 meetings with murdoch executives. more than twice the number of meetings he's had with any other news organizations. how w werful was rupert murdoch here in britain? >> immensely powerful. the view of every prime minister for the last 30 years s that no one can get elected without the blessing of the patriarch. >> reporter: it is now not clear that either murdoch can survive this...
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murdoch does not normally do apologies. but not everyone's convinced. >> although, he expressed his regret of what's happened previously, this is, i think by any standards, pretty false. >> reporter: true or false, it's seen as damage control, which has also claimed his two closest lieutenants. rebekah brooks, head of his british newspaper business. and les hinton, head of the dow jones company, and murdoch's right-hand man in the u.s. worked in london at the time of the phone hacking. on tuesday, murdoch and his son, james, will be hauled in front of the cameras for a rare and public questioning by the parliament committee. and across the pond, the fbi is investigating reports that murdoch journalists tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >> what they aught to be concerned about whether or not the american public gets engaged. if that ever happens, yeah. you really should d art writing newscorp's obituaries. >> reporter: as the scandal continues to grow, so do the stakes. this isn't just about the behavior of rupert mu
murdoch does not normally do apologies. but not everyone's convinced. >> although, he expressed his regret of what's happened previously, this is, i think by any standards, pretty false. >> reporter: true or false, it's seen as damage control, which has also claimed his two closest lieutenants. rebekah brooks, head of his british newspaper business. and les hinton, head of the dow jones company, and murdoch's right-hand man in the u.s. worked in london at the time of the phone...
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rupert murdoch's top aide has been released from custody after her arrest. one of britain's top cops also resigned. abc's jeffrey kofman reports from london. >> reporter: the scandal that shuttered one of britain's oldest newspapers is nothing less than an earthquake. shaking this country to the core. the casualties just keep mounting. the latest? the head of scotland yard. sir paul stevenson resigned. he insisted he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate widespread alleged criminal acts by murdoch's journalists. nor the alleged bribery of police officers by reporters. >> i had no knowledge of the extent of this disgraceful practice. or indeed to the extent of it. and the repugnant nature of the selection of victims that is now emerging. >> reporter: and there is more. rebekah brooks, just days ago she was at the apex of power running rupert murdoch's british operations. it is said he considered her his other daughter. on friday, she resigned from the company. she was arrested. the tenth arrest since this scandal erupted two weeks ago. broo
rupert murdoch's top aide has been released from custody after her arrest. one of britain's top cops also resigned. abc's jeffrey kofman reports from london. >> reporter: the scandal that shuttered one of britain's oldest newspapers is nothing less than an earthquake. shaking this country to the core. the casualties just keep mounting. the latest? the head of scotland yard. sir paul stevenson resigned. he insisted he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate widespread...
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murdoch or by rebekah brooks? >> i forget, but i expect it was my son. >> when were you informed about the payments made to gordon taylor and max clifford? >> nope. >> you were not informed? >> nope. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> is that right? >> i forget the days. i never heard -- i didn't hear that. that is the first i've heard of that. i just don't remember. there's no excuse for breaking the law at any time, sorry. >> a man named vincent "the chin" used to wander around greenwich village. which, in fact, he was. his scheme did not work. vinny the chin was convicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges in the 1990s, he ultimately died in prison. is rupert murdoch pulling a vinny the chin here? is he going to drop the whole fake limp or is rupert murdoch really that out of his depth, unaware of most things going on around him, unaware even of how much he's using his hands when he talks? meanwhile, rupert murdoch's son, james, only 38 years old, so he ca
murdoch or by rebekah brooks? >> i forget, but i expect it was my son. >> when were you informed about the payments made to gordon taylor and max clifford? >> nope. >> you were not informed? >> nope. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> is that right? >> i forget the days. i never heard -- i didn't hear that. that is the first i've heard of that. i just don't remember. there's no excuse for...
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who dined with murdoch. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdoch may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b sky b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain have considered to be a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country, including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by murdoch companies. his holdings stretch around the world. in the u.s. he owns two of the most influential newspapers. book publishing. avatar, his. 20th century fox. fox news. and yes, fox tv. owner of "the simpsons." >> i own 60% of that, nitwit! >> all right, break it up, boys. >> i suppose you don't like tabloid newspapers either. >> reporter: news corporation, the company he controls, is headquartered in new york. his challenge now is to keep the taint that's poisoned his british holdings from infecting his holdings around the world. jeffrey kofman, abc ne
who dined with murdoch. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdoch may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b sky b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain have considered to be a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country, including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by murdoch companies. his...
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. >>> in england, shock waves from the scandal that rattled rupert murdoch's media empire reached the british government today. a top aide to british prime minister david cameron, arrested. abc's jeffrey kofman now on the tabloid world out of control. >> reporter: when andy coulson was editor of "the news of the world," the paper he ran destroyed people's lives. >> i can't say anymore at this stage. >> reporter: arrested this morning, facing charges of perjury, bribing police, hacking people's phones in search of scoops. andy coulson is also uncomfortably the former spokesman of british prime minister david cameron, who, today, scrambled to distance himself. >>>> the press freedom does not mean the press should be above the law. >> reporter: but "the news of the world" was, which is why the famous and the powerful in britain have feared and loathed the tabloioifor years. case in point? remember when sarah ferguson was caught selling access to prince andrew? >> 500,000 pounds when you can, to me -- open doors. >> reporter: and this headline. when prince harry angerer his girlfriend by
. >>> in england, shock waves from the scandal that rattled rupert murdoch's media empire reached the british government today. a top aide to british prime minister david cameron, arrested. abc's jeffrey kofman now on the tabloid world out of control. >> reporter: when andy coulson was editor of "the news of the world," the paper he ran destroyed people's lives. >> i can't say anymore at this stage. >> reporter: arrested this morning, facing charges of...
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stories that made it hugely popular with readers and hugely profitable for murdoch. that changed this week with revelations that the paper hacked the voice mails of 4,000 people. not just celebrities but the families of a murdered teen, terrorist victims and british soldiers who died abroad. paul mcmullan is a former reporter and editor at the paper. >> you have to get the story at all costs. what would you stop -- would you stop at doing anything to get a ststy? you would go and do anything. >> reporter: even breaking the law? >> absolutely. >> reporter: there are even allegations that reporters at "the news of the woror" bribed police to get scoops. by swiftly killing the paper, murdoch may hope the scandal will go away. that's not likely. the indignation here is enormous. there are already criminal investigations under way. public inquiries to follow. and, elizabeth, we can expect more casualties. >> all right. jeffrey kofman, thanks so much. shocking to hear that reporter say, absolutely, we'll break the law to get the story. >> they hacked 4,000 people. okay. >>
stories that made it hugely popular with readers and hugely profitable for murdoch. that changed this week with revelations that the paper hacked the voice mails of 4,000 people. not just celebrities but the families of a murdered teen, terrorist victims and british soldiers who died abroad. paul mcmullan is a former reporter and editor at the paper. >> you have to get the story at all costs. what would you stop -- would you stop at doing anything to get a ststy? you would go and do...
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would murdoch know about these practices? people under him? >> well, people under him certainly should have done. when rebecca brooks, his right-hand woman in britain was doing my job i was looking at the same books. we were sending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these kind of practices. just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice expending over 100 grand a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son james will testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee meeting on the scandal. rebecca brooks is supposed to testify as well. her arrest may limit what she says. still ahead on cnn tonight. >> miss -- you will be held in contempt of this court. >> i don't care. i haven't done anything to this court. i haven't done anything to him. >> she'll be arrested for contempt of court. go now. >> what was she thinking? attacking a judge? security officers to the rescue, all caught on camera. we'll talk with th
would murdoch know about these practices? people under him? >> well, people under him certainly should have done. when rebecca brooks, his right-hand woman in britain was doing my job i was looking at the same books. we were sending 4,000 pounds a week on private investigators doing these kind of practices. just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to be editor. how could you not notice expending over 100 grand a year on this kind of thing and not ask what it's...
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what this scandal, suppressed for so long, is revealing is that rupert murdoch is the one who's really had their ear. every prime minister here for the last 30 years has needed the endorsement of murdoch and his media empire to win election. >> i think it's reasonable for any of us to observe that the murdoch corporation has too much power. >> reporter: outside "the news of the world" offices today, some celebrated the paper's downfall. with a criminal investigation under way, many more could go down with it. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >>> and still ahead right here on "world news," william and kate have landed in america. the royal newlyweds in hollywood. >>> medical marvel. growing new body parts. what it means for longer living. >>> and jaycee dugard. reuniting with her mother after 18 years held by a predator. so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. we're having mexican tonight, so another pill then? unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner, pill now? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. [ male anno
what this scandal, suppressed for so long, is revealing is that rupert murdoch is the one who's really had their ear. every prime minister here for the last 30 years has needed the endorsement of murdoch and his media empire to win election. >> i think it's reasonable for any of us to observe that the murdoch corporation has too much power. >> reporter: outside "the news of the world" offices today, some celebrated the paper's downfall. with a criminal investigation under...
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explosive week ahead with murdoch in front of british parliament. is there any chance that what he might see could be l lally incriminating. >> reporter: it could be. there's a right against self-incrimination there. i don't expect him to invoke it. remember, he's showing up voluntarily. he's a u.s. citizen. he doesn't have to go. but he is still going, it seems, to appear in front of parliament. >> we're watching the dominos fall. we saw so many more again today. when does this become concerning here on this side of the pond, criminal charges? >> reporter: well, we already know there's an fbi investigation. but there could also be another investigation into something called the foreign corrupt practices act, which is a 1977 law which effectively makes it illegal for a company or an executive to bribe a foreign official, in this case, it would be one of those police officers. >> all right, dan abrams, thank you. >>> we turn now to the dangerously hot weather settling in tonight and not moving, for many days ahead. in fact, in a moment, we'll go to t
explosive week ahead with murdoch in front of british parliament. is there any chance that what he might see could be l lally incriminating. >> reporter: it could be. there's a right against self-incrimination there. i don't expect him to invoke it. remember, he's showing up voluntarily. he's a u.s. citizen. he doesn't have to go. but he is still going, it seems, to appear in front of parliament. >> we're watching the dominos fall. we saw so many more again today. when does this...
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. >> reporter: rebekah brooks was rupert murdoch's prodigy. sunday she went to scotland ya to answer about the phone hacking scandal that occurred when she was editor of news of the world. all along, she's maintained that she's known nothing about the illegal activities about her reporters. >> there's no way that a reporter can come in with a salacious, page one stories that the news of the world was running without an editor saying, how did you get that story? who was your source. >> reporter: later in the day, another bombshell, the head of the scotland yard resigning. sir paul stephenson said that he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate of murdoch's journalists. >> i have no knowledge of the extent of this disgraceful practice. >> reporter: tuesday, rupert murdoch and his son james are scheduled to appear in front of the british house of commons. it remains to be seen if rupert murdoch can continue to lead his company or even keep it together. todd ant, abc news. >>> now for this morning's weather from around the nation.
. >> reporter: rebekah brooks was rupert murdoch's prodigy. sunday she went to scotland ya to answer about the phone hacking scandal that occurred when she was editor of news of the world. all along, she's maintained that she's known nothing about the illegal activities about her reporters. >> there's no way that a reporter can come in with a salacious, page one stories that the news of the world was running without an editor saying, how did you get that story? who was your source....
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king is asking the fbi to move in on murdoch's news corp, right here in the u.s. >>> and our consumer watchdog report tonight, tackles a sly scam on your phone bill. a new report about hidden fees costing consumers billions each year. it's called cramming. and today, we learned about the phone companies letting this happen. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: as larry vido's phone bill grew, so did his little did he know, he was also paying $14.95 for something called voicemail monthly fee. and another 8.23 for something called my billing service monthly fee. both charges were fraudulent. >> how could this happen? how could somebody start charging my account, i guess, similar to charging my credit card without my knowledge? >> reporter: in a hearing today, we learned larry is one of as many as 20 million consumers who fall victim each year to a fraud called cramming. false charges tacked onto your phone bill costing consumers $2 billion a year. fraudsters fool your phone company into thinking that you used a special phone service. whether it's an 800-number, or, s say, a deluxe vo
king is asking the fbi to move in on murdoch's news corp, right here in the u.s. >>> and our consumer watchdog report tonight, tackles a sly scam on your phone bill. a new report about hidden fees costing consumers billions each year. it's called cramming. and today, we learned about the phone companies letting this happen. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: as larry vido's phone bill grew, so did his little did he know, he was also paying $14.95 for something called...
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that is rebekah brooks, who dined with murdoch tonight. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdococmay lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b-sky-b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain consider a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by murdoch companies. his holdings stretch around the world. in the u.s., he owns two of the most influential newspapers, book publishing, "avatar," his. 20th century fox. fox news and, yes, fox tv, owner of "the simpsons." >> i own 60% of that. >> all right, break it up, boys. >> i suppose you don't like tabloid newspapers, either. >> reporter: news corporation, the company he controls, is headquarteted in new york. his challenge now is to keep the taint that's poisoned his british holdings from infecting his holdings around the world. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >>> we
that is rebekah brooks, who dined with murdoch tonight. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdococmay lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b-sky-b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain consider a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by...
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her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son, james murdoch, have agreed to testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee hearing on this scandal. stay tuned to cnn for developments on this story. >>> a key adviser to afghan president hamid karzai is ass s assassinated near kabul on the same day that nato begins handing over power to the afghan forces. >>> you can reach out to us on twitter, facebook, or cnn.com. also, my book, "transparent," available in ebook and anywhere books are sold. d, that is the weekend. app grapgic: yeah dawg! man 2: allow me to crack...the bubbly! man 1: don't mind if i doozy. man 3: is a gentleman with a brostache invited over to this party? man 1: only if he's ready to rock! ♪ sfx: guitar and trumpet jam vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. she is the greatest thing ever. one little smile, one little laugh. honey bunny. [ babbles ] [ laughs ] we would do anything for her. my name is kim bryant and my husband and i made a will on legalzoom. it was really easy to do. [ spits ] [ both laugh ] [ shapiro ] we created le
her position is ludicrous. >> rupert murdoch and his son, james murdoch, have agreed to testify tuesday at a parliamentary committee hearing on this scandal. stay tuned to cnn for developments on this story. >>> a key adviser to afghan president hamid karzai is ass s assassinated near kabul on the same day that nato begins handing over power to the afghan forces. >>> you can reach out to us on twitter, facebook, or cnn.com. also, my book, "transparent,"...
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it may come down to where else james murdoch's prints can be found. >> james murdoch has made it clear he paid off a huge amount of money to gordon taylor who was a trade unionist who had his phone hacked. james has made it clear that he regards that as an error on his part and he much regrets it. >> reporter: if it's found that james murdoch knew more, smith says shareholders, board members may force his father's hand. >> if they were to really demand that james no longer be the heir, that he change the way the company is structured. he would have to listen to them. >> reporter: there are other reports that independent board membersover newspaper corporation are going even further questioning whether a change of leadership is needed. in other words, replacing james murdoch all together. contacted by cnn, a member of that board called those reports total crap. >>> some of the key players testified on tuesday before what is the british equivalent of a congressional hearing. among them rupert murdoch, his son james and rebecca brooks who resigned as head of the british paper this month.
it may come down to where else james murdoch's prints can be found. >> james murdoch has made it clear he paid off a huge amount of money to gordon taylor who was a trade unionist who had his phone hacked. james has made it clear that he regards that as an error on his part and he much regrets it. >> reporter: if it's found that james murdoch knew more, smith says shareholders, board members may force his father's hand. >> if they were to really demand that james no longer be...
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rupert murdoch's murdoch's bid for the u.k.'s biggest selling broadcaster b. sky b. crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spreads beyond britain senators in the us now calling for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information after nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid news of the world was shut down after allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities were hacked with the knowledge of the paper's editors. more trouble for the eurozone as the irish economy slides further e.u. central bankers fear italy and spain may be heading for their own financial abyss brussels is concerned it wouldn't have enough cash bail out the. analysts say europe's fourth largest economy is too big to fail and that it has a problem. coming up our special report on one of the most scenic regions in russia from lush woodlands to mighty mountains. is a sight to behold discovering russia coming your way next. the region deep in the. east is one of russia's newest territories. two thous
rupert murdoch's murdoch's bid for the u.k.'s biggest selling broadcaster b. sky b. crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spreads beyond britain senators in the us now calling for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information after nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid news of the world was shut down after allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities were hacked with the knowledge of...
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murdoch and his people have a really sleazy reputation now we're getting evidence of it. well murdoch has always been hyper aggressive he distinguished himself that way in australia than in britain and here in the united states you know i see no end to it but i would like to say i think this is very much politically motivated the attacks on murdoch and i would like to talk about that during the show i think there's a there's a problem with many of the left wing critics attacking him for murdoch's politics and i think that's a business we don't want to be and that's very interesting sean if i can go to you in oxford this any of these allegations and they're very very serious surrounding murdoch and his media assets do any of these things surprise you and are you bothered by the fact that this investigation started two years ago and it's only now that it's getting the light of day that people actually seriously talking about it because these allegations have been out there and the police have known about it . they have and they conducted their own investigation several year
murdoch and his people have a really sleazy reputation now we're getting evidence of it. well murdoch has always been hyper aggressive he distinguished himself that way in australia than in britain and here in the united states you know i see no end to it but i would like to say i think this is very much politically motivated the attacks on murdoch and i would like to talk about that during the show i think there's a there's a problem with many of the left wing critics attacking him for...
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when rupert murdoch seemed sometimes confused, slow, and often in an almost touching way, james murdoch would try to intervene and supply information that his father didn't have. and the mps would say, no, we'd like to hear from rupert murdoch. the pie changed the whole dynamic of the day. >> very dramatic scenes. would you agree it was the pie that won it? >> no, i actually don't think i would agree. i think the pie incident will be seen for what it is, which was a disgraceful, appalling breach of parliamentary regulations and will be dealt with as such. and that fundamentally, people will turn back. the pie will be a side bar, and it may have made the headlines tomorrow, but the answers that were given by the murdochs in the hearings, will be what people will focus on in the longer term and don't forget one other crucial point. there are the police inquiries, the independent police commission, where you have this massive judicial inquiry that still has to get under way, along with further inquiries that will come from this committee. long and short, the pie might be the froth, if you
when rupert murdoch seemed sometimes confused, slow, and often in an almost touching way, james murdoch would try to intervene and supply information that his father didn't have. and the mps would say, no, we'd like to hear from rupert murdoch. the pie changed the whole dynamic of the day. >> very dramatic scenes. would you agree it was the pie that won it? >> no, i actually don't think i would agree. i think the pie incident will be seen for what it is, which was a disgraceful,...
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or news international need the murdochs? >> the institutional shareholders are the people who will count on that, and we all know what the fault line is in the states. my impression is that james, grasping for the shakespearean analogies, has nothing, nothing? my impression it is that rupert murdoch is not happy with the idea of james' succession. that is what rebecca was about. >> i think you will see a strong arm of corporate governance finally imposed on news corp. and news international companies. the board structures are not compliant with best practice of corporate governance. >> and that is all for this week. for all of us, good night. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc newsnight" was
or news international need the murdochs? >> the institutional shareholders are the people who will count on that, and we all know what the fault line is in the states. my impression is that james, grasping for the shakespearean analogies, has nothing, nothing? my impression it is that rupert murdoch is not happy with the idea of james' succession. that is what rebecca was about. >> i think you will see a strong arm of corporate governance finally imposed on news corp. and news...
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murdoch over the years. i also think there have been liberal politicians, democrats, who have been more loath to criticize mr. murdoch in the past, or fox, for fear of having some of the kind of repercussions that british politicians were also afraid of. they do not become targets of fox news. >> in congress, concerns are growing, especially after the suggestion, still unsubstantiated, that news of the world journalists may have been hacking the phones of 9/11 victims. calls have been made to the department of justice and the securities and exchange commission to investigate the allegations. u.s. companies are banned from paying bribes to foreign officials. >> last week when the story broke, this became an interesting story to americans. we found it titillating, fascinating, but it was not necessarily penetrating the consciousness of the greater american public. this week, on the other hand, we are starting to see greater american interest in the story because it could affect americans, not just people in br
murdoch over the years. i also think there have been liberal politicians, democrats, who have been more loath to criticize mr. murdoch in the past, or fox, for fear of having some of the kind of repercussions that british politicians were also afraid of. they do not become targets of fox news. >> in congress, concerns are growing, especially after the suggestion, still unsubstantiated, that news of the world journalists may have been hacking the phones of 9/11 victims. calls have been...
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murdoch's big bid for the u.k.'s biggest satellite broadcaster crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spreads beyond britain senators in the us now calling for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information following nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid the news of the world was shut down following allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities or hacked with the knowledge of the paper's editors. more eurozone trouble is the irish economy slides further e.u. central bankers fear italy and spain are heading for their own financial abyss brussels is concerned that it won't have enough cash in its trillion and a half hero fund to bail out italy it's the fourth largest economy in the world and analysts say it has a worse debt problem than i. or ireland. up next and cross talk peter lavelle and gas discuss the repercussions of the phone hacking scandal that's gripping the u k . and you can. see. a low in welcome
murdoch's big bid for the u.k.'s biggest satellite broadcaster crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spreads beyond britain senators in the us now calling for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information following nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid the news of the world was shut down following allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities or hacked with the knowledge of the...
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. -- rupert murdoch. the political currents are opposite. everybody is attacking him. there's a major change there. the political culture has changed not just for the politicians, but for the police and journalists. >> thank you michael isikoff and robert moore. >>> up next no question it's hot outside, to rush limbaugh it's another plot by the government. stick around for the side show. i >>> welcome back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the weather. let's be clear, the fact that most of country in the grips of a record heat wave is not by itself proof of global warming. it does get hot in the summer. to be sure we don't get the wrong idea, here comes rush limbaugh to tell us what we think is record heat is no more than a government plot. >> we're playing games with us on this heat wave again. going to be 116 in washington. no it's not. it's going to be 100. maybe 99. the heat index, manufactured by the government to tell you what it feels like when you add the humidity in there 116. when'
. -- rupert murdoch. the political currents are opposite. everybody is attacking him. there's a major change there. the political culture has changed not just for the politicians, but for the police and journalists. >> thank you michael isikoff and robert moore. >>> up next no question it's hot outside, to rush limbaugh it's another plot by the government. stick around for the side show. i >>> welcome back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the...
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just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he was not aware of how extensive the phone hack was until recently. now the u.s. justice department is investigating. also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his caddy, tiger woods' firing of his caddy of 13 years is beginning to look like an ugly divorce. the caddy has said five words that must terrify tiger and thrill his critics. those words, when i write my book. >>> finally, let me finish with the end of your neighborhood and mine. >>> we start with senator ben harden today. you were with the president in your state today. tell us the latest on the deal. >> it's good to be with you. we've got to pass the debt ceiling by august 2nd. really it's the republicans in the house that are holding this up. the president's trying to come together with an agreement.
just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he was not aware of how extensive the phone hack was until recently. now the u.s. justice department is investigating. also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his...
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and whether it's a pie thrower or rupert murdoch's wife wendy, or rupert murdoch, these are larger than life characters and that really made the story. >> and piers morgan now on cnn and used to work for rupert murdoch and news of the world and editing his get it right. he was watching and tweeting after the member of parliament addressed him: . >> did piers morgan sort of nail is there? >> he has a stake in this fight. he's accused of being involved in or sanctioning similar practices because he wrote in his book how you do the phone hacking, if he wasn't doing it himself or people under him, a common practice on fleet street. a shot at gambling in the casino, this is part of this very aggressive down and dirty newspaper culture in britain where everyone knew it hospital operated that way and now there's a chance to use that culture against rupert murdoch. >> if you look at abc's news conference, they didn't explain the situation. it was like this paragraph on their website, and it didn't really explain what the situation was, that he'd really written a book and sort of mentioned it an
and whether it's a pie thrower or rupert murdoch's wife wendy, or rupert murdoch, these are larger than life characters and that really made the story. >> and piers morgan now on cnn and used to work for rupert murdoch and news of the world and editing his get it right. he was watching and tweeting after the member of parliament addressed him: . >> did piers morgan sort of nail is there? >> he has a stake in this fight. he's accused of being involved in or sanctioning similar...
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, and james murdoch disputes it, but if the lawyer is accurate it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrong doing in 2008, and failed to report it to the police, and he also settled a case with a crime victim that came with a con ffidentiality clause, and he could have been buying silence, which in this country is an illegal act, and that's why i referred it to the police. >> what happened here? there was an e-mail from one reporter to another about illegal hacking going on that mr. murdoch apparently knew about, or at least the other officers said he did know about, and he sat in front of you and said he did not know about it? is that it in a nutshell? >> yeah, there was a voice message trance scribed that had been illegally hacked and he sent it to another journalists and the journalism got the documentation through court disclosure and at that point the lawyer and the editor of the paper go to murdoch and say we think we should settle the case, and here is a e-mail saying others were aware of hacking into the can company, and what do you want to do? he signed off
, and james murdoch disputes it, but if the lawyer is accurate it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrong doing in 2008, and failed to report it to the police, and he also settled a case with a crime victim that came with a con ffidentiality clause, and he could have been buying silence, which in this country is an illegal act, and that's why i referred it to the police. >> what happened here? there was an e-mail from one reporter to another about illegal hacking...
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what i found fascinating is rupert murdoch spent a lot of his first testimony not being rupert murdoch and being contrite and as the afternoon wore on what you saw was the emergence of very much the 20th century media mogul got more gruff but maybe felt more honest. at one pointthe questioner said rupert murdoch i'm going turn to you since i don't seem to get far with james murdoch and he got more gruff. he steamed to respond in a differt way. james was every bit the picture of a 20th centu corporate polished ceo saying no matter the merit of the question that's a tremendous and terrific question and i appreciate the manner in which it's been asked and his preambles were enormous and the content of the answers were minimal and existing always flattering the questioner. what i liked was the contrast. murdoch was as he said, humbled and i think he was contrite. the measure of the contrition seed to go down toughout the day until we got the pie as some over the internet said that saved news corp. not sure that's right but it was astonishing. >> charlie: and james murdoch to be protective
what i found fascinating is rupert murdoch spent a lot of his first testimony not being rupert murdoch and being contrite and as the afternoon wore on what you saw was the emergence of very much the 20th century media mogul got more gruff but maybe felt more honest. at one pointthe questioner said rupert murdoch i'm going turn to you since i don't seem to get far with james murdoch and he got more gruff. he steamed to respond in a differt way. james was every bit the picture of a 20th centu...
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and murdoch also summonsed this woman on the same day the murdochs are to appear. and neil wallace has been arrested. let's look at the online murdoch boycott movement. and there are a few responses to other tweets. to be fair the effort has not gained that much traction. it has only a few hundred followers last time we checked. but could you fully boycott murdoch's media reach? we looked into it, and turns out a boycott may not be so easy. for starters, you would need to stop watching your favorite tv shows on the video streaming site. readers of the "new york post" and "wall street journal," they would need to find a new source of news. and "american idol" runs on fox, owned by, yes, you guessed it, murdoch. and then for fans of the l.a. laker's star, kobe bryant, murdoch has partial ownership in the lakers and new york rangers, and madison's square garden, so forget concerts or other special events at those venues as well. there is one event connected to murdoch that you could watch for the next few years, and that's the super bowl. fox broadcasted the game from
and murdoch also summonsed this woman on the same day the murdochs are to appear. and neil wallace has been arrested. let's look at the online murdoch boycott movement. and there are a few responses to other tweets. to be fair the effort has not gained that much traction. it has only a few hundred followers last time we checked. but could you fully boycott murdoch's media reach? we looked into it, and turns out a boycott may not be so easy. for starters, you would need to stop watching your...
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would make murdoch and his news corp violator of the foreign corrupt practices act which has criminal and civil penalties. basically doesn't allow u.s. corporations to bribe foreign officials if murdoch is bribing foreign officials seems to be the case they're talking about one hundred hundred thousand pounds or one hundred thousand dollars worth of bribes to the london police if that happened evolve the law and the f.c.c. should look at that and say that the twenty four stations he own that cover forty percent of united states he should not be allowed a license of a news corp's license it should be revoked and a new new new station are sure to come into play so i don't think he has any place the united states and it's very important for. ok tobi i'd like to go to you in london what do you think about what kevin had to say because we all know on this panel that these kind of practice is have been going on for a long time ok why the moral play now. well i think i'd. ask kevin to define what he means by bribe a little more carefully because that sounds slightly as though he's overstatin
would make murdoch and his news corp violator of the foreign corrupt practices act which has criminal and civil penalties. basically doesn't allow u.s. corporations to bribe foreign officials if murdoch is bribing foreign officials seems to be the case they're talking about one hundred hundred thousand pounds or one hundred thousand dollars worth of bribes to the london police if that happened evolve the law and the f.c.c. should look at that and say that the twenty four stations he own that...
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that woman is, in fact, rupert murdoch's wife wendy. now, i am not a big proponent of the four decade marriage age gap. but... (laughter). ... if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividends... (laughter). ... it would be an ambush like that. of course, the attack occurred after a period of the testimony where murdoch may have appeared somewhat vulnerable. (laughter) what of it? crikey, is it over? do we own parliament yet? (laughter) all in all, it's a story tailor made for the 24 hour news culture. big personality, scandal, bribery, hacking, celebrity, death. but one network has been reticent to dumpster dive into any aspect of the story other than their here is disappointment at some of their competitor's behavior. >> we have serious problems in this country right now. we are teetering on default and what do they do? they talk about this. >> virtually every tabloid is guilty of some kind of offense. >> why are so many people piling on? we know it's a hacking scandal. shouldn't we get beyond it? >> the left has been out to
that woman is, in fact, rupert murdoch's wife wendy. now, i am not a big proponent of the four decade marriage age gap. but... (laughter). ... if ever there was a situation where it would pay dividends... (laughter). ... it would be an ambush like that. of course, the attack occurred after a period of the testimony where murdoch may have appeared somewhat vulnerable. (laughter) what of it? crikey, is it over? do we own parliament yet? (laughter) all in all, it's a story tailor made for the 24...
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the murdoch clan. and all his professional life, the billionaire patriarch rupert has been asking the questions, not answering them. well, all that changed today, when he and his son and a top lieutenant were called before the british parliament to explain the criminal behavior of journalists at one of their tabloid papers. the murdochs have issued a public apology. but the public uproar continues. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: he's the godfather of a media syndicate that he runs like a family business. a $40 billion business that probably touches your life every day. are you a gleek? that's'swn fox, owned by news corp. "mr. popper's penguins," distributed by news corp. fox news channel, theirs, as well. so is "the wall street journal," "the new york post" and five of brit tape's most popular newspapers. rupe rupert's net worth is in the $7 billion range. and forbes list of most powerful people, he's number 13, right after the president of russia. today, the aging titan had a taste of humble
the murdoch clan. and all his professional life, the billionaire patriarch rupert has been asking the questions, not answering them. well, all that changed today, when he and his son and a top lieutenant were called before the british parliament to explain the criminal behavior of journalists at one of their tabloid papers. the murdochs have issued a public apology. but the public uproar continues. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: he's the godfather of a media syndicate that he...
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murdoch know about it. who has culpability and signed off on it to happen. >> if you read the journalism, not to excuse it, people old enough to remember walter winchell, a column in new york city-- >> and to make this okay. >> i'm not saying-- i'm saying there's a history of this. an infamous scribblers-- >> air talking apples and oranges. >> still fruit (laughter) >> judy, we heard from rebecca mayor, that the political leaders in britain hate the tabloids and the hearings scheduled where the british government is going to be investigating or looking into the tabloids and the media. what's going to result from that? >> well, i don't know. i mean, i don't know how the government that was totally in bed with the tabloids then all of a sudden turns around and says, oh, we're shocked, shocked, to learn there is gambling in this establishment. i mean, look what was going on here as we've all discussed there, these allegations were around for a long, long time and nothing was done about it. it was the guardian,
murdoch know about it. who has culpability and signed off on it to happen. >> if you read the journalism, not to excuse it, people old enough to remember walter winchell, a column in new york city-- >> and to make this okay. >> i'm not saying-- i'm saying there's a history of this. an infamous scribblers-- >> air talking apples and oranges. >> still fruit (laughter) >> judy, we heard from rebecca mayor, that the political leaders in britain hate the tabloids...
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murdoch's executive -- and mr. murdoch's british operations. at some point, he needs to be seen off. >> we have continued fallout from this. they have identified 4000 possible phone hacking victims and hundreds more have contacted them saying that they might have been targeted. we have the latest on the investigation. >> this might have spelled the end to the biggest newspaper. the repercussions of its existence will continue. the police are facing questions. the military was shot by new allegations. hundreds of people might be victims. the police are struggling to cope with calls from people worried that their privacy has been breached. on top of that, the most senior policemen as a separate inquiry. the "news of the world," documents prove that journalists applied his officers' for stories. >> a small number of officers might have engaged in such a practice. that is what it is. i am determined to do what we should do. >> the former upload news of the world," editor told a court that he knew nothing about it. the reaction from campaigning labo
murdoch's executive -- and mr. murdoch's british operations. at some point, he needs to be seen off. >> we have continued fallout from this. they have identified 4000 possible phone hacking victims and hundreds more have contacted them saying that they might have been targeted. we have the latest on the investigation. >> this might have spelled the end to the biggest newspaper. the repercussions of its existence will continue. the police are facing questions. the military was shot...
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i think we will take a look at murdoch and our system. it is not very appealing, so we need to look at ourselves and our media culture. >> thank you for that. in other news, on saturday, south suzanne will become the world's newest nation following -- south sudan will become the world's newest nation, following a peace treaty. our correspondent has spoken to the widow of the rebel leaders. >> just hours to go now until the new nation is born. southern sudan is going to become the republic of south sudan. we are here at the house of someone who knows about the struggle to reach this point. she is the widow of the head of the sbla. how are you feeling? >> thank you for the opportunity. it is a very good moment for all of us. we are glad to be alive to be here today. there are many colleagues and comrades to be perished during the war, but we are here for their blood. we are very happy and grateful for their contribution. always in the struggle, i knew what was going on, but the majority of people had no idea. they had no idea. i feel very h
i think we will take a look at murdoch and our system. it is not very appealing, so we need to look at ourselves and our media culture. >> thank you for that. in other news, on saturday, south suzanne will become the world's newest nation following -- south sudan will become the world's newest nation, following a peace treaty. our correspondent has spoken to the widow of the rebel leaders. >> just hours to go now until the new nation is born. southern sudan is going to become the...
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rt, "the so could there be a sunday without a murdoch tabloid? unthinkable. >> police in britain say they have identified 4000 possible hacking victims and hundreds more have not contacted them saying that they, too, may have been targeted. this report contains flash photography. >> this extraordinary affair may have spelled the end for britain's biggest newspaper. but the repercussions will continue. the police and the next commissioner are facing questions. the military has been shocked by new allegations. and hundreds of people may be victims of its practices. the police are striving to cope with calls from people who are concerned their privacy has been breached. on top of that, britain's senior policeman had a second inquiry into whether "the news of the world" documents proved that they bribed for stories. >> it is quite shocking. a small number of police officers may have engaged in this practice. i am determined to do what we should do and put them into the criminal courts. >> the former editor and a colton told the court last year as a w
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it is now threatening to do the same to some of rupert murdoch's top deputies. in left knee done this morning with more is elizabeth palmer. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the main lines of inquiry is going to try to determine whether senior officers of murd murdoch's company knew of or were involved in unethical or especially illegal activity. mobbed by reporters in london, rupert murdoch battled through reporters to have lunch with rebecca brooks. there is a scramble inside the media empire to control toxic fallout from "the news of the world" hacking scandal, which could start making waves in the u.s. >> there's also the issue of did it happen here? "the news of the world" has lots and lots of reporters at any given time on the ground in the u.s. many of its stories, particularly many of its celebrity stories are datelined here. >> reporter: the scandal broke last week with the case of millie dauer. her parents and others discovered that personal voice messages had been hack ed by nes of the journalists hunting for stories. in 2007, a secret
it is now threatening to do the same to some of rupert murdoch's top deputies. in left knee done this morning with more is elizabeth palmer. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the main lines of inquiry is going to try to determine whether senior officers of murd murdoch's company knew of or were involved in unethical or especially illegal activity. mobbed by reporters in london, rupert murdoch battled through reporters to have lunch with rebecca brooks. there is a scramble...